Richard Millington shares a before and after experience with injecting communities into a classroom environment.
This year, I created a Facebook group for the 80 of us on the course. I invited everyone to join the group, initiated a few simple discussions (‘why are you learning lithuanian?’) and watched what happened. Within a week, the group became an invaluable resource for to plan meet-ups, help each other with home-work, identify fun things to do in the city, and keep the social connections going.
See original article at feverbee.com
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